social study 2

Sunni Ali was a great warrior that built a powerful army to break away from Mali and form which West African empire?

• Songhai
• Ghana
• Egypt 
• Mali

What is a griot?

• pilgrimage to Mecca
• group of traders that travel together
• storytellers who pass down oral history
• exchanging of goods without direct contact

The West African kingdom that became wealthy through taxing passersby was 

• Ghana
• Mali
• Songhai
• Benin

Who is known for spreading Islam into Mali?

• Muhammad
• Jesus
• Mansa Musa
• Sundiata Kieta

The most important West African city, for trade and education, was

• Timbuktu
• Cairo
• Gao
• Rome

Who was the first king of Mali?

• Mellin
• Muhammed
• Herimone
• Sundiata

The region of Africa with open grasslands and scattered trees is the

• Sahara
• Sahel
• Savanna
• Rainforest

A semi-dry strip of land in Africa that divided the desert from wetter lands to the south

• Sahara
• Sahel
• Savanna
• Rainforest

The three West African empires controlled the salt and gold trade (otherwise known as the Trans-Saharan Caravan Trade), which made them very wealthy.

• True
• False

Which two products were the most valuable trade items for the kingdoms of West Africa?

• gold and grain
• cotton and kola nuts
• gold and salt
• salt and cattle